Over the past decade, the Open Source Software (OSS) phenomenon has had a global impact on the way organisations and individuals create, distribute, acquire and use software and software-based services. OSS has challenged the conventional wisdom of the software engineering and software business communities, has been instrumental for educators and researchers, and has become an important aspect of e-government and information society initiatives. OSS is a complex phenomenon and requires a interdisciplinary understanding of its engineering, technical, economic, legal and socio-cultural dynamics.
The goal of OSS 2007 is to provide an international forum where a diverse community of professionals from academia, industry and public administration can come together to share research findings and practical experiences. The conference is also meant to provide information and education to practitioners, identify directions for further research, and to be an ongoing platform for technology transfer.
The conference will consist of research papers presentations, workshops, tutorials, panels, and project demonstrations.
Authors are invited to submit papers and proposals on a variety of OSS topics, including but not limited to:
Extended to Jan 19th, 2007 | Submission of Research Papers |
Jan 12th, 2007 | Submission of Proposals for Tutorials, Workshops, Panels and Demonstrations |
Feb 9th, 2007 | Notification of acceptance |
Mar 1st, 2007 | Submission of final papers |
Submissions are invited for original research papers and proposals for tutorials, workshops, panels, or demonstrations. The official language of the conferece is English.
Full papers should be between 3000-4000 words including references, following the template provided in the Author's Kit section. Each submission must include a cover page with the full title of the paper. The body of the paper should include title, abstract, list of keywords and a complete list of references.
Accepted papers, panel positions and workshop/tutorial/demonstration descriptions will appear in the conference proceedings. All submissions should be submitted electronically in either .sxw (OpenOffice), .doc, .rtf, .pdf or LATEX format through the conference website.
General Chair | Walt Scacchi |
Program Chairs | Joseph Feller and Alberto Sillitti |
Organising Chair | Brian Fitzgerald |
Tutorial Chair | Ernesto Damiani |
Workshop Chair | Scott Hissam |
Panel Chair | Sandra Slaughter |
Publicity Chair | Barbara Russo |
Web Master | Alberto Colombo and Fulvio Frati |
Program Updated.
Panels inserted.
Workshop FOSLET '07 has been canceled.
Program published.
Conference Registration System is now opened.
Paper Submission extended to Jan 19th, 2007.
Paper Submission is now open.
Oss 2007 web site released.